The Cornerhouse and one of the Northern Quarter’s epicentres of comfort food are teaming up to create an interactive art piece that may require a few napkins – as it is made entirely from cake.

Ink lovers from all across the globe came together in celebration of their art and passion at Manchester’s International Tattoo Show this weekend.

Visual artist Mark Anstee will be inviting visitors throughout August to watch him draw thousands of red and blue army figures who are then projected onto the 27ft high walls of the IWM’s exhibition space.

Manchester comic scene aims to take on London as new convention celebrates ‘sequential art’ focusing on comics, animation and manga.

Manchester Pride Fringe includes Pride, Coming Out: from Script to Screen, Byte and The Pansy Project

The Sale Arts Trail has been set up by three artists to showcase the talents of Sale residents between July 11 and 13.

Judges are looking for an LGBT creation that will be beautiful, unique and bring vibrancy and an identity to the Richmond Street wall by the Molly House and Company Bar.

The Christie’s cancer patients have paintings shown off at Guernsey hospital.

Buy Art Fair and The Manchester Contemporary will be calling Old Granada Studios home from September 26 – 28.

Southend artist Wazza Bizarre has a talent for inappropriate images

Manchester Metropolitan University art student Alex Baker has found in calling in creating furniture from junk.